Middle Tennessee beaten biscuit table or biscuit board, cherry primary, pine secondary with a marble insert. Triple ogee molded hinged top with nailed construction opening to reveal an inset marble top above one large drawer and square slightly tapered legs. Nailed and pegged construction throughout. 36" H x 24" W x 24 1/8" D. Late […]
Lot 249: Exhibited West Tennessee 10 Gallon Pottery Jar, Attrib. Craven
Exhibited West Tennessee (Henderson County) ten-gallon stoneware pottery jar attributed to Tinsley W. Craven. Oval-shaped with ear handles and a crimped or raised band encircling the middle with wave design, joining both halves of the jar. Incised "10" below the rim denoting capacity. 21" H. Note: This jar was exhibited in the MADE IN TENNESSEE […]
Lot 230: 1830 Tennessee Portrait Miniature of Kinheche, Chickasaw Indian
Caroline Dudley (Tennessee, 1802-1832) important watercolor miniature portrait painting, depicting Chickasaw Native American dignitary Kinheche in bright garb and headdress holding a bow and arrow. Inscriptions identifying subject as “Kinhichi”, en verso of interior paper liner, and as “Kinhishee” on the exterior of the back of the frame. Housed in a wooden frame with gilt […]
Lot 227: Robert Loftin Newman O/C Painting, The Flight Into Egypt
Robert Loftin Newman (Tennessee/NY/ France, 1827-1912) oil on canvas nocturnal landscape painting, "The Flight Into Egypt", depicting Mary, attired in crimson and holding the Christ child, both seated upon an animal being led by two figures in white, along with a procession of other indistinct figures and animals in the distance. Signed lower left corner […]
Lot 226: Carl Sublett W/C, Tree Painting
Carl Sublett (Tennessee, 1919-2008) watercolor painting depicting a closeup view of the base of a tree and the surrounding shrubbery. Dated and signed "72/ Sublett" lower right. Lyzon Gallery, Nashville, TN label en verso. Housed and matted under plexiglass in a wooden frame. Sight: 25" H x 21" W. Framed: 33" H x 29" W. […]
Lot 220: Bertha Herbert Potter TN Portrait of African American Woman
Bertha Herbert Potter (American/Tennessee, 1895-1949) pastel on paper painting depicting an African American woman seated in a chair, knitting, with a ball of blue yarn in her lap. Signed below the hands. Housed in a carved, grey-washed frame with pierced and swept edges and painted sight edge. Signed center below the hands, "Potter" (smeared chalk) […]
Lot 218: Lamar Sorrento Outsider Art, Robert Johnson Meets Legba
Lamar Sorrento (Tennessee, 20th/21st Century), "Robert Johnson Meets Legba," outsider art acrylic on board painting depicting the mythological midnight meeting in a graveyard between blues musician Robert Johnson and Legba, a trickster African deity who was said to have given Johnson mastery over the guitar in exchange for his soul. Signed lower left. Unframed. 40" […]
Lot 217: Sybil Gibson Outsider Art Still Life Painting with Flowers
Sybil Deyarmon Gibson (Alabama, 1908-1995) folk art mixed media on paper grocery bag painting depicting a still life with brightly colored flowers. Signed "Sybil Gibson" in ink, lower right. Float mounted in a contemporary giltwood frame with a white liner under plexiglass. Sight: 16 3/4" H x 13 1/4" W. Framed: 22 1/4" H x […]
Lot 216: B. F. Perkins O/C Folk Art Painting, Miss Liberty
Benjamin Franklin Perkins (Alabama, 1904-1993) oil on canvas outsider art painting depicting Lady Liberty on a starred blue background adorned in a yellow garment with banners reading "Miss Liberty Welcomes Those Persecuted, Sick, Hungry, To The Land of Liberty to Pursue Happiness, Business, Opportunity, Education, Place to Live, Occupation, Vacation, Military Service, This Is America". […]
Lot 214: 3 Vannoy Streeter Wire Sculptures, Tina Turner, Buggy, & Motorcycle
Three (3) Vannoy Streeter (Tennessee, 1919-1998) wire sculptures, including one (1) depicting vocalist Tina Turner wearing sunglasses, red earrings, a bikini top, and high heels comprised of multi-colored wire; one (1) depicting a figure wearing a hat driving a horse-drawn cart; and one (1) depicting a motorcycle with headlights and a kickstand. Ranging in size […]
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